Here are the best events in Hawaii to ring in 2023!
Celebrate the year’s end by watching fireworks from Poipu Beach Park in the southern Kauai town of Koloa. Attendees do not have to wait long after dusk for the early evening fireworks show to begin, but watch out for flying firecrackers on the way and while there.
Celebrate the first day of the new year in style at the 2023 DISCO Ball at ‘Alohilani Resort Waikiki’s Swell Rooftop. Groove to the sounds of National Touring DJs Spider and Evil One with multiple dance floors, VIP Tables, Couches, and Cabanas, plus a special appearances by Candi Shell and the Dancing Queens and Roller Girl.
Spend New Year Eve’s with The Green—one of the most successful and beloved bands in the reggae genre—at Blue Note Hawai‘i, presented by Island 98.5. Since forming on O‘ahu in 2009, this band that was formed by six members of Hawai‘i’s tight-knit music scene to have some fun has been awarded a Best Reggae Album nod from iTunes, multiple Na Hoku Hanohano awards and nominations and three #1 Billboard Reggae chart debuts, along with charting on the Billboard Top 200.
Come together to countdown the new year at the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show visible along Waikiki Beach, sponsored by the members of the Waikiki Improvement Association. Starting at 11:55pm from a barge just off Waikiki Beach, one announcement salute will be fired every minute until 1 minute before midnight. The opening begins with a flurry of color and thunder, filling the sky to a height of three hundred feet; the main act concludes with a display of beautiful and powerful scenes featuring the Grucci Gold Split Comet; and the grand finale ends with a starry umbrella of Golden Kamaru shells. Be sure to tune into Country 97.5, AM760/95.1 FM or 107.9 Hawaii’s Kool Gold to enjoy choreographed music with the fireworks show starting at midnight.
Enjoy an unforgettable experience aboard the spacious Pride of Maui cruise. Bring in the new year with sumptuous food, a premium open bar and a midnight champagne toast. With Polynesian dancing, the night is topped off with a spectacular fireworks show in Wailea.
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